Word Clouds


A word cloud is a visual depiction of a group of words. In word clouds, the more frequent the occurence of a word, the more prominent it will appear in the visual. Word clouds are idea for displaying vocabulary terms or for summarizing key vocabulary terms. There are two main sites that we like to use for creating word clouds, Wordle and Tagxego. Wordle is easier to use, but Taxego gives you more flexibility with arranging your words (you can have the words form specific shapes).

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Resources

Wordle - create beautiful word clouds
Wordle Quickstart Guide -

Tagxego - create word clouds with style